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89-24 163 Street zoning and development potential

89-24 163 Street, Queens 11432 is a 8,010 square foot lot zoned C4-4D. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 57,672 sf (AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)), against 7,170 sf built on the lot today.

The lot

BBL
4-09761-0061
Block / lot
9761 / 61
Community district
Queens Community District 12
Zoning
C4-4D
Lot area
8,010 sf
Frontage x depth
90 ft x 89 ft
Lot type
Inside
Current use
Commercial and office
Built today
7,170 sf, 1 floor
Year built
1931
Built FAR
0.90

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today7,170 sf
Largest scheme with homes: AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)57,672 sf

That leaves 50,502 sf more floor area than stands here now, if the existing building were replaced. The largest scheme with homes and no affordability obligation holds 52,054 sf (Residential + Community Facility).

City Planning’s PLUTO file lists a residential FAR of 6.02 for this lot, which at 8,010 sf of land is 48,220 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation (Max Apartments) holds 48,221 sf, close to that simple multiplication.

  • Narrow street frontage
  • Mandatory Inclusionary Housing area
  • Opportunity Zone tract
  • FRESH food store zone
  • E-designation on the lot

Development scenarios

The largest 6 as-of-right schemes RunEnvelope’s engine produced for this lot, by zoning floor area. A full study also models the building itself: floor plates, heights, setbacks, unit mix and parking.

SchemeTypeFloor areaFARHomes
AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)Income-restricted housing57,6727.2066
Community FacilityCommunity facility52,0656.50None
Residential + Community FacilityMixed use with homes52,0546.5051
Max ApartmentsHousing48,2216.0271
Commercial OverlayMixed use with homes48,2206.0247
Shared Housing (SRO)Shared housing (rooms)47,8695.98163 rooms

Floor area is zoning floor area in square feet. Highlighted: the largest scheme with homes. Income-restricted schemes (Universal Affordability Preference, AIRS senior housing) require a share or all of the homes to be affordable. Shared housing counts rooms, not apartments. Schemes that need a landmark transfer of development rights, the FRESH food store bonus or a stack of every program are left off this page; the full study shows them.

What these numbers are

As-of-right only: what the Zoning Resolution allows without a variance, special permit or rezoning. Computed by RunEnvelope’s zoning engine on October 23, 2026 from PLUTO 26v2 lot data, in screening mode: the engine uses the City’s recorded lot area and dimensions, not a surveyed lot outline.

This is not a professional opinion, an appraisal or a statement that anything will or should be built here. Existing tenants, leases and the owner’s plans are not part of it.

What a full study checks

  • ■The actual lot outline, street frontages and yards, not PLUTO's recorded dimensions
  • ■Easements, restrictive declarations and zoning lot agreements on record
  • ■Landmark, waterfront and flood rules that apply to the specific building
  • ■Height, setback and floor-by-floor massing, with floor plans
  • ■Unit count, parking and the affordability program terms

Why this lot has a page: we publish pages only for lots that clear a set of data quality and headroom tests.

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